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Docker hub has an official jenkins image and it is more than enough to deploy your test jenkins instance. I cannot comment on if you can use that image for production purposes.
In this post, I will explain how to deploy a jenkins image using docker.
Deploy Jenkins Using Docker
Follow the steps given below to set up the jenkins instance on your host using docker.
create a directory in your host to mount it as the jenkins workspace. Replace with the username of your host.
Deploy the jenkins container by mounting the host jenkins folder to the container using the following command.
In the above command, I have used "-u root" to give jenkins user to have privileges on your host folder. ALternatively, you can find the jenkins process id and change the ownership of the host folder using that id.
Mounting the host folder as your jenkins_home is recomeneded for backups.
If you do not want to mount your host folder, you can use the following command to spin up a jenkins contianer


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Wash your what?
Wash your hair! Have you ever really thought how silly this sounds?
Now think about it. When mothers are teaching their children how to clean themselves they say;
"wash your body."
They do not say,
"wash the hair on your body."
Or another one,
"wash your face."
"wash the fine hair on your face."
So when we are instructing someone to wash their scalp, why do we say;
"wash your hair!"
Or is it that we don't actually know what it is that we SHOULD be washing!
We should be washing our scalp.
Our scalp produces sebum which is essential in maintaining a healthy scalp, and healthy growing hair. Dirt and dust get caught in this sebum and this is why we wash our scalp as this is what we are removing . Plus, some people can produce more sebum than others, and this is where i hear people complain about having oily hair or an oily scalp.
Oily scalps can actually be brought on by the person. They may have a very unhealthy diet and eat a lot of fats and oils, which of course would contribute to their oily scalp problem.
What also contributes and what i believe is more common, is over washing of the scalp. I hear a number of people say they need to wash their 'hair' either every day or every second day because their hair/scalp gets oily. Our sebaceous glands, which are small glands in the skin which secrete sebum into the hair follicles to lubricate the skin and hair, can overreact if the scalp is constantly stripped of its natural oil. You see, the more you wash your scalp the more sebum will be produced. This cycle can be slowed down, but it is a matter of weening yourself off washing, and having to go through a few oily feeling days. If you can hold off washing your scalp a day later each week, your sebaceous glands will slow down on producing sebum, so eventually you will be able to go longer without washing and looking like an oil slick. And remember, your hair will be washed when the shampoo is rinsed off your scalp and moves through the length of your hair.
There are many more advantages to not washing your 'hair' so often. Let me share some with you;
Your Investment
Yes, your investment of that beautiful glossy colour, latest 'on trend' colour, or your constant 'youthful, covering natural highlights' colour you spend your hard earned money on every couple of months. The more you wash, the faster that colour runs down the drain, looses its tone or intensity, or just doesn't seem to be lasting. I know its believed that hairdressers have a magical wand, but that magical wand has to stay with us so we can continue to perform magic, it doesn't come home with you! So if you are wanting your colour to last and still look stunning till your next appointment, lay off the washing!
The Health of your Hair
This one should be quite obvious. If you are washing your hair every day or every second day, you are not only continually stripping the natural sebum from your scalp, but also not allowing the sebum to do what it is produced to do, which is…lubricate the hair follicles to grow and maintain healthy hair. You will probably notice your hair looking and feeling dry and also frizzy. Now, if your hair is dry, which in technical terms means that your cuticle layer is open, the investment of your colour at each hair appointment will not be able to last as long as someone who has healthy hair, or in technical terms, a cuticle layer that is closed…which goes back to my first point!
The Health of your Scalp
Your scalp loves a good bit of stimulation! When stimulated it gets the blood flow going which is great for growing healthy hair. When you shampoo, you should be using your fingertips in a circular type massage motion on your scalp. You should avoid scrubbing and knotting your hair up as it then becomes so hard to get the knots out that you've caused. Your conditioner is supposed to be used to close down the cuticle layer that the shampoo has opened, not miraculously detangle knots that you have put in. Also, a great tip is to give your hair a good brush before you hop in the shower to rid your hair of any knots. Just think of how much conditioner you will save on if you are not knotting your hair up?
Cost of Products
I honestly can't imagine how much money you would spend on shampoo and conditioner if you wash your hair everyday or every second day. But this is for sure, you would be making the companies of those products a lot of money because lets face it, they want you to use as much of their products as often as you can so you will buy more of it more often. You didn't think about it like that did you….or should i remind you of a phrase we all know "it won't happen overnight but it will happen!" I think thats enough on that point, you understand right?
So, I've mentioned four main points to prove why you shouldn't be shampooing too often. But then, i suppose you're wondering,
"What about when i exercise and sweat?"
"How do i manage my hair without wetting it?"
Well, for the people that exercise, there are great dry shampoos on the market or you can even google how to make your own natural dry shampoo. Of course i always stick to organic, natural ingredients, so i recommend Organic Colour Systems Revive Volumising Dry Shampoo. It is formulated with a unique blend of organic rice silk, hectorite clay and natural tapioca starch that gently absorbs oil and moisture to enhance the manageability and volume of your hair.
And for the people that feel they can't manage their hair unless they wet it each day, try not using shampoo and only use conditioner on your mid lengths and ends when you wet your hair in the shower. Or, for the curly haired people, how about getting a spray bottle. You can even add a few drops of your favourite essential oil in there, and spray down your hair each morning and work your curls that way. You also should be oiling your hair if your hair is very curly, so spraying down first then reapplying oil will help you comb through your hair with your afro comb.
Knowing what is in your Shampoo and Conditioner
Hmmmm…..yes! What is actually in your shampoo and conditioner and what exactly is it doing to your hair and scalp. I would encourage you to start reading the ingredients on the back of your bottles or search the net for the ingredients of your products. If it is difficult to find maybe you should be asking why, and what may the manufacturers be hiding. The first few ingredients of the list are the main ingredients in the bottle, and a great rule of thumb – the less ingredients in a product the better! If you don't know what certain ingredients are, then search their name and you may just be shocked at what it is or what it is derived from or how it is produced. Just because a product uses words on its packaging like 'Healthy', 'Natural', or 'Organic' it doesn't necessarily mean that! Check for accredited and certified endorsements such as 'Certified Organic Ingredients', 'Peta Accredited', 'Vegan', '100% eco friendly' and so on. Look behind the products to the companies that make them, some claim to be cruelty free products but looking into the company, the company may test on animals! I don't want to scare you or overwhelm you, but if we educate ourselves on all these factors you will then be in control of choosing products that are aren't causing you harm, and it will also send a strong message to the companies that continue to use ingredients which are unhealthy for us.
To recap, i have covered why you shouldn't shampoo too often, plus i have given you a couple of options to alleviate the need to shampoo too often, and i have given you some tips on how to look for the best products…..now lets tackle what this blog is about…..
"Washing your hair?"
I DARE you all to start saying,
"Washing your scalp!"
Coz lets face it, we ALL should be washing our SCALP!
*Organic Colour Systems Revive Volumising Dry Shampoo is available in any Hairdressing Salons that use Organic Colour Systems. To find stockists in Australia check http://www.organiccoloursystems.com.au or the rest of the world check http://www.organiccoloursystems.com
Organic Colour Systems haircare will be available when I launch my online shop….coming soon!

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Nokia has announced that the 5800 XpressMusic is now, or soon will be, available in select markets around the world, including Russia, Spain, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Finland, among others - but not the UK, which won't see the device's launch until next year.
Nokia says the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, "delivers an affordable music device with a touchscreen interface to the mass market".
"When it comes to music phones, people all over the world want a device that is a great music experience and still works really well as a mobile phone, without sacrificing features", said Jo Harlow, vice president, Nokia.
"The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic delivers on this and allows consumers to quickly and easily access and share the content that is most important to them with the people that are most important to them".
A Nokia spokesperson has previously confirmed to Pocket-lint that surprisingly, the 3.2-inch touchscreen phone will miss the Christmas sales period in Britain:
"The 5800 XpressMusic will be available in Q4 in some markets including Russia, Spain, India as well as parts of Asia Pacific and the Middle East. In other key markets, like the UK, which require greater operator variation, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be available in Q1 2009".


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Graduating Class of 2016
Graduation Ceremony Information
- Date and Time:
- Location:
Senior Class Officers
- President:
- Vice President:
- Secretary:
- Treasurer:
Class Motto
Class Colors
Class Flower
Class Song
Previous Graduating Class of 2015
Graduation Ceremony Information
- Date and Time: May 31st 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
- Location: Robert J. Bishop Stadium (In case of rain the ceremony will be held in the Clyde High School Auditorium, please have your tickets)
Senior Class Officers
- President: Alyssa Brutsche
- Vice President: Clara Sewell
- Secretary: Kaitlyn Dickman
- Treasurer: Arcadia Dodson
Class Motto
- "Do not follow where the path leads. Rather, go where there is no path and leave a trail."
Class Colors
- Coral and Gold
Class Flower
- Hawaiin Plumeria
Class Song
- Centuries by Fall Out Boy


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Open TP Straube/Deubel/Eggert
We are looking for a PhD student with a strong interest in human movement sciences and motor learning.
Task- and context-specific plasticity of multi-level, redundant sensory-motor processing
Scientific background
The stunning flexibility of human sensorimotor learning is due to plasticity on multiple levels of motor control between motor execution and sequential motor planning. Classic low level motor adaptation concerns the reshaping of muscle innervations necessary to compensate for changes in plant characteristics such as muscle recruitment or external loads. This aspect of sensory-motor learning is most important for adapting movements that are directly driven by a sensorimotor error signal (e.g. fast eye movements (saccades) to a visual target). In contrast, sequential motor planning is essential for the execution of fast automated motor sequences in which a sequence of motor actions is elicited by a context dependent trigger signal and recalled from either a motor or spatial memory (e.g. the sequence of saccades generated to scan a well known environment). These two mechanisms are partially redundant, and may both play an important role in adaptation of internally guided movements.
This project investigates the interface between low level motor adaptation and non-motor spatial learning in the adaptation of internally guided saccades. In a series of eye movement experiments we will address the question of which conditions determine whether the adaptation of internally guided saccades is achieved by low level motor adaptation (reshaping of the motor command independently of the sequential context) or by memorizing a new motor sequence (sequential motor learning).
Eye movements are measured by video-oculography allowing online detection of eye position and saccade contingent visual stimulation. Adaptation of saccades will be induced by systematic shifts of the target configuration during the saccade to induce systematic post-saccadic motor errors. Data analysis is focused on the parameterization of movement profiles and quantification of sequence learning as established in previous studies.
Dr. Ing. Thomas Eggert, Department of Neurology, LMU Munich email@example.com
For further information about the application please click here
Adaptation of reflexive saccades in humans: During a training session, the primary target step is followed by a secondary target step which is triggered by the saccade executed in response to the primary step. The secondary step systematically reduces the primary target eccentricity by 30% and induces (at the beginning of the training) an increased post-saccadic error. A) At the end of the training session, the subject learned to decrease the primary saccade amplitude to reduce the post-saccadic error. B) In response to ordinary target steps immediately after training, the adapted saccades undershot the target and were followed by corrective saccades. C) Time course of the decrease of the saccade amplitude (crosses) during training, fitted by an exponential function (red line).
Deubel H (1995) Separate adaptive mechanisms for the control of reactive and volitional saccadic eye movements. Vision research 35:3529-3540
Drever J, Straube A, Eggert T (2011) Learning deferred imitation of long spatial sequences. Behav Brain Res 220:74-82 doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.01.027
Eggert T, Drever J, Straube A (2014) Interference-free acquisition of overlapping sequences in explicit spatial memory. Behavioural brain research 262:21–30
Straube A, Deubel H (1995) Rapid gain adaptation affects the dynamics of saccadic eye movements in humans. Vision research 35:3451-3458
Straube A, Deubel H, Ditterich J, Eggert T (2001) Cerebellar lesions impair rapid saccade amplitude adaptation. Neurology 57:2105-2108


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This is a companion piece to the fic "You have an Addiction", though reading it is unnecessary. Summary reveals all you need to know.
A huge shout out to Blackfang64 who edited this. Everyone scream "Thank you Blackfang64" at the top of their lungs in front of the computer.
It was a curious thing, this act called sex. I understood the basic idea. All those hours flirting over the internet had not gone to waste. At the same time, I knew nothing about it, especially how to do it with another girl.
In the beginning, it didn't really feel necessary. Mikoto was around most of the time, so we didn't really have much of a chance either. Sister's house was off limits. The children would stop by with some excuse or other. I swore they existed to thwart all my attempts to be alone with my girlfriend.
At the time, we just satisfied ourselves with affectionate kissing. It would start out great. She'd play a movie for us to watch. I'd pretend to be interested for about half an hour before slowly trying to stick my hand up her shirt. We'd always stop before things got too heated. There wasn't anything physically wrong, only that we couldn't quite bring ourselves to go further.
Things changed when we finally moved into our own apartment. It was a small place with a kitchen, room and bathroom. Futons were stored in the closet to be taken out at night and placed back in the morning. We definitely weren't living the high life. There we finally had the privacy much like a newlywed couple, except we weren't quite prepared to enter that stage of the relationship.
It definitely wasn't that I didn't want to, because God knows, I did want to sleep with her. I just didn't know where to begin. All those hours I spoke about it over the phone and internet to perverted old men around the city did little to prepare me for the real thing. I was pretty sure that what they thought women enjoyed in the bedroom were things that women didn't really like at all. I was deathly afraid that if I did badly, she'd just decide that she preferred men and go back to Tate.
I was being stupid of course, but that didn't stop me from thinking it. We'd do it, and then she'd suddenly decide that having someone with a penis was ten times better. In one nightmare, she ran straight into Tate's arms and started going at it right in front of me. It made my blood boil. As if the tension wasn't enough, I was haunted by fantasies murdering her ex. If something didn't happen soon, I'd really end up killing that damned mutton-chop bastard.
Mai was kind enough not to push me. I think she needed time to adjust to the thought as well. She'd just avoid the topic altogether. It did little to help my self-esteem. At times, it made me think she wasn't interested at all. Then there'd be the days she would suspiciously come out of the bathroom half-naked pretending that she forgot to bring along clothes. Let's just say the water slowly dripping from her hair onto a bare chest really tested my self-control.
I was going out of my mind. Did Mai want it as much as I did? Was she even concerned about it at all? Maybe we were going to be stuck in one of those sexless relationships like a broken middle-aged couple. Oh God, I did not want that to happen. She had to be interested in me physically. I'm Yuuki Nao; I know I'm hot.
Finally, I could no longer stand the tension shared between us in the ridiculously tight space of our apartment. I decided to do something about it. With conviction, I strolled into an adult shop nearby my office after work. The worker there masterfully observed me while feigning disinterest in my presence. I was embarrassed to be in such a place. What girl wasn't? But I cared far more about my romantic life than that foolish thing known as pride.
I browsed the wares with little interest. Half of the stuff was for fetishists. At that moment, I wished I owned a personal computer, or at least a nicer phone. Searching up things on the internet was so simple, and best of all, private. Unfortunately, library computers had filters. Natsuki would know if I looked up porn on her laptop, and I didn't really want to ask her for any advice until I was more desperate.
Glancing around, my eyes settled on a couple of books depicting people in various positions. I glared at the clerk as he sneaked another glance at me. He shrugged it off and continued to read whatever magazine was in his hand. Moving quickly from my spot, I carefully searched through the shelves of porn. Lucky for me, they had a whole section for lesbians. With a little too much curiosity, I grabbed one to read the back.
"Higuchi Minami was on her way work; however, as soon she stepped out the door she is abducted by ALIENS. They are not just aliens, but a super horny, all female race who are desperately trying to find a cure for their infertility. Will Minami-chan escape their clutches, or fall victim to her own desire?"
My jaw dropped in surprise. What the hell? I knew porn was stupid, but this definitely went beyond anything I could come up with. I glanced back at the clerk, and decided that I really didn't care to be in the shop anymore. Grabbing the alien fetish movie, and some other flick of the shelf, I walked over to get my items ringed up. I glared at the man, daring him to say anything. He shrugged his shoulders at my hostile gestures and gave me my change.
Sneaking those items into the apartment was not easy, especially because Mai was the one who organized everything. Her hawkish eyes would notice anything out of place right away. I spent some effort trying to find a good place to hide my new research material, hoping that she wouldn't start wondering if I was a pervert.
It took a week, but I successfully learned everything I needed to know from the things I purchased. It turned out that those materials were completely useless to a newbie. The books outlined a number of interesting, but impossibly hard positions I knew I could not handle, not even for the sake of Mai's pleasure. As for the DVDs, well, there were a couple of interesting tricks I thought I could try, but they didn't really detail how I could get her clothes off first.
I sat in the office looking through different cases of Natsuki's clientele. How she managed to have so many as a small time private detective was beyond me. Though, it was true that her unique experience on the darker side of the law made her oddly successful at scrounging up information. Politicians and business rivals seemed to have limitless pockets of money.
The cops had lately reduced my involvement in their cases. It had little to do with my past. For the most part, as it was explained to me by one of their sergeants, budget cuts had forced them to reduce the task force they had dedicated to hunting down child molesters and other such individuals. I was sad to lose the business, but not really the actual job. I disliked the constant reminder of how fucked up people were.
Not that it really mattered at this moment, since all I could think of was how to have sex with Mai. She had been acting strangely lately, which made me think that she was growing really frustrated by my inability to act. Alright, I admit it. I'm fucking shy. Why couldn't she be the one to initiate? It would lift an incredible burden off my mind. While I mentally raved and cursed, I knew that Mai would never be the one to make the first move. It was out of character. She'd just sit on the side and wait for me to be ready. At this rate, she'd wait for eternity.
Natsuki walked into the office, hanging her hat and long coat on a rack in the corner of the room. "Hey," she grunted as she walked over to her desk and plopped herself into her chair. Leaning back with the back of her hand over her eyes, she sighed deeply in exhaustion. Not caring if I was there, she popped out a cigarette.
"Fujino must hate that." I commented. My dark-haired boss had apparently taken up the habit a little after graduating high school. I didn't notice until after I started working full time. She smoked rarely, and was pretty good at covering up the smell in the office.
She slowly raised her head and shot me an annoyed look. "I promised to quit when she moves back." Taking one last inhale, she smothered the butt in an ashtray hidden in her top drawer. Exhaling her last puff into the air, she asked, "So why are shuffling through contracts we've already fulfilled?"
Surprised, I looked at the pile before me. Fuck. Sighing, I dropped the manila folders on her desk and leaned back in my chair. At this point, I didn't care about my pride at all. "I want to have sex with Mai."
Natsuki choked on air. After a few seconds of coughing, she finally said, "I'm not interested in your personal life. If you want to sleep with her, do it and don't tell me."
"I would if I could." This conversation was aggravating and embarrassing. I found myself glaring at my feet, hoping my shoes would catch on fire.
Another sigh escaped Natsuki's mouth. "Alright, what's wrong?" she asked out of what seemed like pity.
Fighting my urge to slap her, I decided to tell her. "I'm not sure how to… umm, start." Doing my best to avoid fidgeting, I clenched my fists so it wouldn't look like I was nervous, not that it really helped.
Unsurprisingly, she laughed, a lot.
"C'mon, I'm baring my soul here." I whined.
She wiped away tears of amusement. "I," she huffed, "can't help it." Her body tilted back while shaking in laughter. "I'm sorry," she confessed, while still continuing to snicker at my expense. "So you want advice?"
I nodded my head. "How should I…" I paused to think of the right words, "do it?"
She cocked an eyebrow in skeptical curiosity. A moment later she tried her best to stifle yet another round of uncontrollable laughter, finally regaining composure as I was mentally shooting daggers at her with my eyes. "Okay," she wheezed. "Alright," she said as the last chuckles escaped her mouth. Proudly looking at me she pronounced with absolute certainty, "Just stick your hand down her pants."
I sat there in complete shock. Admittedly, I expected her to be blunt, but this was bordering the ridiculous. "What the fuck, Kuga?"
Clearing her throat, the dark brunette casually stated, "You've already had make out sessions right?" Without waiting for answer, she continued, "The step after that is to simply stick your hand down her pants. I assume you know the basics already, and I'm sure she can instruct you if you're doing something wrong."
This was certainly not the advice I was looking for. "It can't be that easy."
"It is actually." A stupid grin crept onto her face as she was obviously remembering something completely inappropriate about Fujino.
I snapped my fingers in front of her face to bring her back to reality. "Hey, we're still talking here."
She brushed me off. "Do what I tell you, and it'll be fine. If you want to wine and dine her before, go ahead. Just don't screw up, because I'll never hear the end of it. God knows I'm too involved in your relationship as it is." She shuddered at a thought she didn't care to share. "Just have sex with her and get it over with." Without another word, she threw a money envelope and case file at me, and then pointed at the door indicating she wanted me out of the office.
Damn Kuga and her stupid advice. Now I couldn't think straight and I still had work to do. I kicked a newspaper stand on my way to Mai's ramen stall. Inanimate objects deserved no mercy.
She was already serving two or three customers by the time I got there. I found a seat on the edge, where she greeted me enthusiastically. One of the other customers was laughing happily as he continued to pester her about going on a date with him. She rejected him with a smiling face. It helped that he laughed it off as a failed attempt; otherwise I'd have given his nose a date with my fist. Smirking at the failed suitor I made my own pass at her.
"Go on a date with me." The other customers looked up at her, intrigued by the possibility. To my disappointment, she turned me down as well.
"Sorry Nao, I'm working."
The guy on her other side began to laugh heartily. "Oh, she shot you down too. How about we go one together? We can bond over this tragedy."
I answered him with a glare. Turning back to Mai, I asked her again. "Maybe you can close early today. I can take you somewhere nice." She looked hesitant to agree. She normally worked quite late so people looking for a quick snack would find one. There weren't always customers then though. I could see her weighing the pros and cons of taking me up on that offer. "C'mon Mai," I begged, "Play hooky with me." I smirked, making me look very much like the bad girl everyone thought I was.
"Next week," she countered. "I can find a substitute cook by then."
I sighed, defeated by her pragmatism. "Fine," I said.
The annoying man to her left hooted. "Don't feel bad kid, that's farther than I've ever gotten."
Throwing him a superior grin, I promptly replied, "Oh, I've gotten much further."
"Nao!" Mai slapped my arm with a spatula. Only a blind man wouldn't notice the new shade of pink that dotted her cheeks.
Caught up in the moment, and pushing my luck further, I managed to slip my way behind the counter next to her side and wrapped my arms around her before giving her a deep, very passionate kiss. She shoved me off immediately and continued to hit me with a spatula until I left the little stand. All the while the older man sat there with his mouth gaping open at my audacity.
Nao was sweet. She was beautiful, seductive yet innocent, and despite her tough exterior, she was as soft as cotton. Yet her behavior lately was unusual. At first, she became distant. It was something that she typically did when something was bothering her, and she didn't want to talk to me about it. I wasn't really that worried. She would eventually come to me to talk about it in time. Nao was type to withdraw further if pressed.
As a couple of weeks passed, I noticed that she became nervous more often. She'd open her mouth as if to say something only to snap it close again with a pensive look on her face. It was an indication that she was about ready to talk about whatever had been on her mind, yet she did not bring it up. Something was obviously bothering her, and she was afraid to share it with me.
It felt strange. This was the calm before the storm. A disturbing atmosphere welled up around us. It seeped into everything, our conversations, our touches, and our souls. Doubts wormed their way to the back of my mind, and try as I might, I could not dislodge them. Somehow, I felt that she had grown tired of me.
Everything was slowly turning into silence. We'd dance around with words and talk about other empty things. As we talked, she would seem more nervous with each sentence. It got to the point where she would excuse herself from our meals together as soon as she could. Even as I tried to steel myself against possible heartbreak, I was slowly falling apart. The anticipation was killing me.
To calm my nerves, I did what every other woman did when she didn't want to deal with reality. I cleaned our apartment. To say that I was surprised when I found pornographic material hidden at the bottom of the miniature shrine dedicated to Nao's mother would be an understatement.
It took a few moments, but as I thought about it, all the conversations my dear spider had run away from were always about our relationship. At the time, I thought she was avoiding the topic of "us" in general. Now it seemed that either she developed a shocking interest in lesbian pornography or she wanted to make love.
I was relieved and just a little amused. The fact that she was so concerned with this was too cute. True, the two of us had never gone that far, and I too, was worried about entering that stage in our relationship, but that didn't stop me from thinking that she was the sweetest person that walked the Earth.
I was more anxious with what would happen after we entered that stage of our lives. It wasn't as if we could avoid it forever, at the same time things would change. I wasn't confident I could share that part of myself just yet. To me sex was a window; through it she'd peer into the deepest part of my being. I'm not really talking about the physical act itself, because God knows that part could be meaningless and empty. I know I'd truly open up to her after that. Our talks would change, I would tell her more about myself than anyone else in the world. She already knew so much about me, yet there was so much more I wanted to share. So I took what appeared to be the best course of action. I waited for her to be ready. She looked like she wanted to sweep me off my feet, and I wanted to let her have that satisfaction.
Thursday night she stopped by my stand. I assumed she wanted some dinner, though I often left something for her at home. One of my regulars was pestering me about going on a date with him. As usual, I rejected his advances without a second thought, and as usual, he laughed off my rejection and swore to ask again.
She looked a bit annoyed by the attention I received. Nao was always a bit possessive. That was probably what prompted her to ask me out on a date as well. Responsibly, I rejected her. I couldn't afford to close down the stall. Permit prices were high already, and I risked losing customers for random closure times.
Still, she was persistent in trying to charm me into a date. From her smirk, I could tell she enjoyed tempting me to go along with her plans. I relented of course. There was no way I could resist her once she set her mind on something, though I still managed to find a way to keep my shop open. She was definitely a little disappointed with my conditions.
It didn't stop her from making inappropriate remarks in front of my customers. I lightly smacked her with whatever I had on hand. Unfortunately, it only encouraged her more. She snuck behind the counter to land a very steamy kiss. Even if I indulged a little, which I refuse to admit to, I managed to regain enough to control to send her scurrying out of my ramen stand.
"I have a feeling that you wouldn't act so nice to me if I did that too right?" My playful customer asked once he properly recovered from shock.
I nervously smiled at him. "She's going to pay for that later."
He whistled tauntingly. "I'll bet," he said with a wink.
Shaking my head, I promptly returned to work.
The week rolled by faster than I expected. I went about business as usual, occasionally thinking about how to approach my date. This was definitely part of her plan to sleep with me. I was actually kind of looking forward to it. I secretly fantasized on how she would spend a good part of the date trying to romance me into bed. In some scenarios she'd ravish me the moment we got home, in others we'd end up at a nice hotel for a night. My favorite idea so far had been one where she'd start kissing me roughly only for me to turn the tables to have her end up underneath me.
We ended up going to a nice family oriented café. She said the place reminded of my old workplace without actually being my old workplace. I was fine with it. It was nice, and she was being sweet. After dinner, we took a long walk through a park. She purposely steered us towards some fountains to complete the romantic atmosphere.
"I tend to come here a lot for work and wanted you to see it." She laughed at the sappy admission.
I happily clasped her hand in mine. "That's so sweet. You think of me often at work?"
"Of course," she blurted without a hint of hesitation or discomfort. Smirking, she suddenly pulled me close and wrapped her arms around my waist to kiss me. "You are the person I love."
"Nao," I sputtered, uncomfortable with expressing my feelings in such a public place. She didn't let me go, even as a couple of men passing by whistled at us.
In a moment of spontaneity, she dragged me toward the train station. "C'mon, let's go home." Excitedly she pretty much ran the whole way home.
As soon as I walked through the door, she pulled me into another long kiss, and gently pushed me onto already laid out futons. "Sly girl," I thought, remembering that I put them away in the morning. Our hands began exploring each other. Her finger slowly dragged down my face, past my breast to my navel. I squirmed as her fingertips tickled my stomach.
"Nao," I moaned, wanting more. Looking up at her again, a moment of hesitation flashed through her eyes right before she unceremoniously stuck her hand down my pants into me.
"Ah!" I twisted in pain. She immediately drew back, regretting what she did.
"God, I'm sorry Mai. I didn't mean…" Her words died. The confidence she had just moments ago seemingly disappeared.
I caressed her face. "Nao, it's okay. I just wasn't quite ready yet."
She bit her lip before backing away from me. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have pushed you." Dejected, she began to get up.
"Wait." I pulled her back toward me. "Nao, I want to do this with you." I leaned toward her face and brushed my nose against hers.
"But I hurt you."
"Well, it takes us girls a while to-" I paused to think of a good euphemism, "get ready. You can't just stick your hand in there without doing other things first."
She sneered a bit and mumbled something about Natsuki.
"You went to Natsuki about this?" It was amusing to know that she asked for help. I chuckled a bit at her expense.
"It's not funny. I did it for you." Nao looked at me indignantly, and moved to get up again.
"Alright," I conceded while trying to prevent her from leaving my side. Pulling our faces close once more, I said, "How about we try this again, and this time you can listen to me." My spider shyly nodded and let me kiss her.
We spent the next hour finding out how good she was at following instructions. At the end, we were lying next to each other awake. She was groping my breasts, as if they were some fascinating alien object.
"Are they that interesting?" I asked her.
She nodded and grunted in confirmation. "I like them." Her red head slowly tilted back, and I found myself staring into lime green eyes. "I think I still like you more."
"Oh, are you sure you aren't just thinking about those other well endowed girls in your DVDs." I jested.
Nao visibly stiffed, and felt hotter against my bare skin. "I, umm," she stuttered, "You found them?"
I nuzzled her neck. "Yep," I confirmed, feeling her shiver next to me. "Let's just say your research paid off hmm?"
Suddenly, she leaned over me, and I found myself looking up at her grinning face. "Wanna feel it pay off again?" she asked before claiming my lips with hers.
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Sun readers write about school funding, anti-gay bigotry, Al Gore and more.
A Christmas wish; please spare the schools
I have to write. In the middle of wrapping holiday gifts, creating holiday menus and organizing that Christmas card list, I have decided that I have to write.
Who am I writing to? I'm writing to our state legislators and the governor. I have to write because I can't stand to think that more cuts will be directed at public school education.
Those legislative e-mail addresses are on the Alachua County School Board Web site.
I've decided to e-mail my concerns because it is quicker, and I think that we need to act quickly.
That legislative special session will be called on January 5, 2009.
In my remarks, I will indicate that I expect and will support all efforts made by our representatives to meet that state constitutional mandate to provide a uniform, efficient, safe, secure and high quality free public education for all of our children.
Alachua County, in voting for the one-mill increase for the next four years, has already resoundingly indicated that we value quality education for all of our children and that we are willing to invest real dollars in a bad economy to achieve it.
However, I am thinking beyond that four-year time period.
I am concerned that our public schools will be decimated by further cuts to education.
I am concerned that there will be no way back.
In this season of giving, I can't think of a better gift to give all of Florida's children than that of insuring that public education is a top priority and will be held harmless by our leaders in Tallahassee.
E-mail, hit send and make your voice heard.
Sue Johnson,
When hate, fear and prejudice is a �world view'
Sadly as I read Ricky Sullivan's Dec. 21 letter, I once again see the head of fear and prejudice rise for no better reason than to impose his, and other like minded, version of a warped world view on others.
If in fact he could point to a single instance of a sexual offender, not a law abiding transgendered person, who may have followed his or any other wives or children into a public bathroom, and something happened please let the police know, since there are laws to protect everyone against that.
Since the city passed the law guarding a segment of society that needs protection from discrimination, as his letter clearly demonstrates, has there been a single report?
The answer, of course, is no.
It is easy to be in the mainstream; not so easy to not be.
As we are now seeing in California, the backers of Proposition 8 are trying to undo the 18,000 marriages that were legally performed during the time when it was permitted to marry.
Is the main reason behind the attack on this aspect of a gender- and family-friendly city policy to now disallow partners from obtaining health insurance? To not be discriminated against when purchasing or renting a home?
Does the fact that something doesn't reflect your world view scare you that badly?
While Sullivan states that his community is outraged, I think the real outrage is the belief that all who are unlike Sullivan are somehow evil.
Dennis O'Neill
Here's proof: Al Gore causes global warming
Please note for your readers that since Al Gore has kept his mouth shut there has been a distinct global cooling trend. How refreshing.
Roger J. Brower,
Mom's Kitchen proposed buy is a bad idea
This is in response to The Sun story of Dec. 16 regarding the proposed purchase of Mom's Kitchen by the City of Gainesville:
Here we are in the middle of an economic crisis nationally and city-wide. And our city commission is responding to a request from County Commissioner Rodney Long � acting as a real estate agent for the Young family � to spend money we do not have by purchasing a piece of property that is not in the best interest of our citizens.
According to the Community Redevelopment Agency, spending $240,000 for the building and land and another $280,000 for improvements of same is not a very good investment. Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan says, "There's more to the story than return on investment."
I enjoyed eating at Young's restaurant (Mom's Kitchen) many years ago, but I believe the money could be better expended on other projects that our City Commission is having difficulty funding.
Commissioner Jack Donovan is correct. Buy the land, and the land only, and figure what could be a better investment for the property in that area.
Bob Nielsen,
We must hold administration accountable
The members of this outgoing administration must be investigated, arrested, charged with all of their crimes and imprisoned for the maximum years allowed under the law.
This would improve our status worldwide, as well as warn the current members of the political establishment (who are also dishonest) to behave themselves.
Harold Linden,
To Phillips Center: Louder isn't better
We read with interest the Dec. 18 letter from R. Wells regarding noise pollution from cars. We have also been offended by "noise pollution" while attending a concert at the Phillips Center.
We looked forward to hearing the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Blind Boys From Alabama. While the Jazz Band sound level was tolerable, the voices of the Blind Boys were completely distorted by the loudness of the sound.
Why is it felt that louder is better? At the Phillips Center concert, the sound was completely distorted because of the volume. If one does not have a hearing problem before the concert, they certainly will following the concert.
James & Marilyn Ritter,


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Leon Cooperman, chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors, said his firm is comfortable with its investments in Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE). His statement drove the stock price of the energy company higher by more than 4 percent to $32.98 per share on Wednesday.
In his June 17 letter, Leon Cooperman emphasized that Omega Advisors is confident about the professionalism and integrity of the management of Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE), and the hedge fund is optimistic about the future growth and financial performance of the energy company.
Leon Cooperman's opinion regarding Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) is in contrast with the perception of the media and various independent research firms that the energy company is unlikely to support a high-yielding dividend, and the value of its stock is only worth 50 percent of its current price.
During the first quarter of 2013, Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) reported an adjusted EBITDA of $356 million and $221.8 million net loss or $0.96 per share. In terms of non-GAAP financial measure, the energy company said its adjusted net income was $37 million or $0.16 per share. The board of directors of Linn Energy approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.725 per share, and announced a stock merger between its subsidiary, LinnCo LLC (NASDAQ:LNCO) and Berry Petroleum Company (NYSE:BRY).
Barron's Describes Linn As 'Most Overpriced Producer'
In May, Andrew Barry of Barron's described Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) as the "country's most overpriced large energy producer." According to him, the energy company used "aggressive accounting to prettify its financial statements, and serial acquisitions to prop its reserves" for years, but it seems that its strategies are no longer effective.
Barry pointed out that Linn Energy failed to generate sufficient cash to cover its distribution in the first quarter even with its generous measure of distributable cash flow (only $0.64 per unit in Q1). Barry believed that its distributable cash flow is overstated, and it has a bigger problem because its energy production flattened despite increasing capital expenditures.
Leon Cooperman: Omega Advisors Moving Forward to Support Stock Merger
Meanwhile, in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday, Leon Cooperman emphasized that Omega Advisors did its homework on Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE), and stated that Martin H. Young, CEO of Berry Petroleum Company (NYSE:BRY), is committed to the proposed stock merger agreement with LinnCo LLC (NASDAQ:LNCO).
In addition, Leon Cooperman said he is not concerned with how Linn Energy accounts for its existing hedging program to reduce its exposure to the volatility of energy price. He estimated that the net asset value of the energy company is approximately $40 per share, higher than its current price.


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For the 2018 line car, toyota business also planning to release the 2018 toyota highlander release.That car is really a mid-size crossover with three-row seats. This car will simply have minor changes and the greatest improvements are within the cabin. Therefore, enough chits conversation and let's have a consider the upgrade, idea, specs and the release day out of this car.
This 2018 toyota highlander release will be released with just slight changes on the outside of the vehicle due to the redesign in the toyota 2016 model. The surface: The main improvements in the exterior are the new and stronger bumper and also integrated haze lights in the leading ligament with this 2018 toyota highlander release.Another outside improvements are: new headlights, new color fashion, the rebuild of the back area, the wing's reshaping, and the powerful human body from the brand new components will ensure the vehicle from hard conditions, scrapes, and dents.
The inside: That 2018 toyota highlander release can have normal interior characteristics such as the 18" alloy wheels, a cruise get a handle on, copy camera with parking assist, hot outdoor mirrors, reclining and falling 60/40 separate 2nd row chair, flattened 60/40 separate back strip seat, intelligent headlights, privacy glass, tyre with remote regulates and tilt/telescoping availability. And for the activity in the cabin, this car provides 6.1-inch touchscreen, Wireless connection, audio system with CD person and 6-speaker program, heated seats, HD radio, and USB port. While to ensure the protection of the guests, toyota Business also added safety functions into this car such as for instance slope aid get a handle on, back mix traffics, blind spot tracking system, antilock brake program, pre-collision process, and automatic sail control.
Underneath the hood, this 2018 toyota highlander release may use the same engines while the predecessor. The standard engine is just a 2.7 liter with 4 cylinder motor that may produce 185 power and 184 pound-feet of torque. That toyota can work with a 6 speed ECT automated sign gearbox. The other selection for the engine is a 3.5-liter V6 motor which will produce 270 horsepower and 248-pound-feet of torque.
The 2018 toyota highlander release may be likely to see in summer 2015 however the generation will soon be at the conclusion of 2015 or in the beginning of 2017. The projected price with this vehicle stages from $30,000 – $48,000 depends upon the currencies and the characteristics over the car.
So you will be seeing this car quickly enough and observe that the largest improvements come from the inner of this toyota and however utilising the same motors with the predecessor. So I hope this article may answer your issues concerning the 2018 toyota highlander release and have a great day. 2018 toyota highlander release is going to be launched with only small changes on the not in the car because of the redesign of the 2014 model.
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25/07/16, for immediate release
St. Pancras International to launch licensing programme
St. Pancras International, the UK's favourite railway station, will be celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2018 and manufacturers now have the chance to join what is set to be an iconic London licensing programme. The first licensed products will appear on the St. Pancras International on-line shop in A/W 2016 with an in station pop-up retail presence planned for A/W 2017.
Adam Bass, Director at Golden Goose, the company now exclusively appointed as St. Pancras International's licensing agency said, "St. Pancras International welcomes 48 million visitors a year,. Moreover, the average visitor spends 40 minutes in this iconic London destination." He added, "we're delighted to be developing licensed products and partnerships inspired by St. Pancras International. These products will represent the best of modern Britain and this iconic London landmark."
With the restoration of St. Pancras International responsible for the regeneration of an area that is now home to Google's European HQ and Central St. Martins, there is a massive affection and admiration for the award-winning station from visitors who clearly enjoy the station's retail environment.
Wendy Spinks, the Commercial Director of HS1 Ltd, the company that owns and operates St Pancras International, said "40% of our visitors buy something from our retail partners." She continued, "As the nation's favourite railway station we know there is demand from our visitors for St. Pancras International products. Every day we welcome many Eurostar travellers, who enjoy the station's unique shopping experience. However we also get a lot of custom from commuters and locals – those every day shoppers who live and work in this vibrant area and see the station as a destination in its own right. The 150th anniversary provides us with a showcase to launch retail products as part of a long-term and sustainable licensing programme."
Golden Goose Account Director, Phillippa Green said, "We are committed to working very closely with the station and our launch partners to develop a range of products that establish St. Pancras International as a marque of London's best qualities. Work has already begun on a style guide that will draw both on the station's heritage and its cutting edge approach to design."


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Vienna, VA, September 6, 2016 -- CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE MKT: CVM) ("CEL SCI" or the "Company") today announced that its founder, President and Chairman of the Board, Maximilian de Clara has resigned for personal health reasons, effective immediately. The 87 year-old visionary funded the original research of what has become CEL-SCI's investigational drug Multikine* at the Max Planck Institute in Germany. From this he started the Company and now the Multikine Phase 3 study is being run in 24 countries with multiple respected partners. We thank him for his dedication and service to the Company, and wish him the best of health.
"Mr. de Clara believed in the concept of immunotherapy for cancer patients when very few did. He believed that the immune system holds the key to the treatment of many diseases. He also believed that the immune system should be activated before radiation and chemotherapy when it is thought to be strongest. Without Mr. de Clara's determination backed by his personal funds CEL-SCI would not exist today." said CEL-SCI CEO Geert Kersten.
Mr. Maximilian de Clara said: "It is with sadness that I acknowledge that I can no longer handle the operational obligations of the Company I have built, financed and nurtured for the last thirty three years. While I will no longer actively participate in the daily operation of CEL-SCI, I have the utmost confidence in the management team in place and in the continued success of Multikine's clinical progress."
CEL-SCI does not plan to fill the position of President at this time.
About CEL-SCI Corporation
CEL-SCI's work is focused on finding the best way to activate the immune system to fight cancer and infectious diseases. Its lead investigational immunotherapy, Multikine (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection), is currently being studied in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial as a potential neoadjuvant treatment for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. If the study endpoint, which is an improvement in overall survival of the subjects treated with the Multikine treatment regimen plus the current standard of care (SOC) as compared to subjects treated with the current SOC only, is satisfied, the study results will be used to support applications that the Company plans to submit to regulatory agencies in order to seek commercial marketing approvals for Multikine in major markets around the world. Additional clinical indications for Multikine that are being investigated include the treatment of cervical dysplasia in HIV/HPV co-infected women, and the treatment of peri-anal warts in HIV/HPV co-infected men and women. A Phase 1 trial of the former indication has been completed at the University of Maryland. The latter indication is now in a Phase 1 trial at UCSF. CEL-SCI has issued patents on Multikine from the US, Europe, China and Japan.
CEL-SCI is also developing its pre-clinical L.E.A.P.S. (Ligand Epitope Antigen Presentation System) technology for the potential treatment of pandemic influenza in hospitalized patients and as a potential vaccine for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
The Company has operations in Vienna, Virginia, and in/near Baltimore, Maryland.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. When used in this press release, the words "intends," "believes," "anticipated," "plans" and "expects," and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, an inability to duplicate the clinical results demonstrated in clinical studies, timely development of any potential products that can be shown to be safe and effective, receiving necessary regulatory approvals, difficulties in manufacturing any of the Company's potential products, inability to raise the necessary capital and the risk factors set forth from time to time in CEL-SCI Corporation's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to its report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2015. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revision to these forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect the events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
*Multikine (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection) is the trademark that CEL-SCI has registered for this investigational therapy, and this proprietary name is subject to FDA review in connection with the Company's future anticipated regulatory submission for approval. Multikine has not been licensed or approved for sale, barter or exchange by the FDA or any other regulatory agency. Similarly, its safety or efficacy have not been established for any use. Moreover, no definitive conclusions can be drawn from the early-phase, clinical-trials data involving the investigational therapy Multikine. Further research is required, and early-phase clinical trial results must be confirmed in the Phase 3 clinical trial of this investigational therapy that is currently in progress.
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You don't see them around that much anymore, but a few years ago the ESP-01 modules took the world by storm as quick "serial to wifi" bridges for microcontroller projects. With a few serial commands you could quickly connect even the most basic microcontroller to the internet over Wifi!
Making a dedicated Logic Analyzer, Part 2
It took me a really long time to do this second part of my Pi-based Logic Analyzer project, mostly because of two things; the first one being that at one point (after I had pretty much all the case design, extra hardware and software tweaking done for my RPi1) I decided to switch to a Raspberry Pi 3, which of course meant discarding a lot of work and starting again but with the RPi3 in mind.
Why? Because I figured that my device was getting needlessly bulky (the case required extra room for a small fan (for the overclocking), extra width for the full-size SD card, and extra thickness due to the back-facing P5 connector, etc), and it would have been almost impossible for others to replicate this project (because I was using the old Pi1 Rev.B board, which is discontinued) so using a more modern Pi made sense. The physical layout of the Pi has stayed the same since the latest revision of Pi1 I believe, and -sans the position of the status LED- both the Pi2 and Pi3 are identical and completely interchangeable for the purposes of this project.
The second reason for the delay was that in an spectacular display of stupidity, I managed to fry my Waveshare TFT screen when I was done with the whole setup and designs for the Pi3, so I had to order another one online, and wait until it arrived, which took a long time. Read More
0-30V 3A Linear Power Supply Kit
It has become pretty common for me to have one or two unfinished projects on my bench or the shelf, because "I just can't find the time" to complete them, or because I'm "waiting for something the project needs". And both things happened in one way or another with a Linear Power Supply kit that I bought after watching a review/build by VoltLog.
I ordered the kit online, and before it arrived I went and purchased a 24V 3A transformer from a local electronics store, eager to build and test the kit as soon as I got my hands on it. By the end of July I received and soldered the kit. The enclosure arrived later I think.
The beginning of the delays
Installing Apache and PHP on an Intel Edison with Yocto Poky 3.5
I got the chance to play with an Intel Edison board a couple of months ago, and I just got my own board today, so I spent a bit of my afternoon settings things up, and playing with it.
One thing I noticed, is that most tutorials and guides for the Edison were written for the version of the system that was popular during the "golden age" of these boards (the "2015-05-25" image), which is no longer the latest version. Now that I've upgraded mine to the most recent image (2016-06-06) it was clear that a lot of packages were upgraded, removed or changed, which means that a lot of tutorials, guides and info online no longer apply (I actually experienced this first-hand when trying to find config files that were nowhere to be found, or disable services that no longer existed).
But among the differences, the worst offense (to me) is that Apache is missing (It was apparently replaced by nodeJS as their "web" technology of choice). A lot of fun things you can do with an Edison (and other linux boards) require Apache or PHP, so this might be a problem for a lof of you, not only myself.
But anyway, upgrading is usually good (as long as the new software runs well), so I decided to give the new version a chance.
Arduino's broken Random()
If you are using your Arduino's PRNG (Pseudo-Random Number Generator) for anything more serious than flashing random lights for your Christmas decorations, there's a chance you might run into some unexpected issues, as the random() function in Arduino seems to be somewhat broken.
Why? Let me explain.
Most basic random number generators in programming libraries and platforms are based on what is called a "Linear Congruential Generator" (LCG), and I have discussed them before here in my blog. As with any PRNG, the output of the algorithm ends up being a sequence of numbers "seemingly" selected at random, starting from a "seed".
Given the basic structure of an LCG, after you have drawn X numbers from the generator, you'll start getting the same sequence again. This is called the "period" of the LCG, and is one of the things you should know about the PRNG you are using (again, if you are serious about your random numbers, or you need a controlled, predictable and stable behavior).
Arguably, you should always know the weakness and strengths of the PRNG you are going to use, before even using it, as to avoid any potential pitfall and/or limitation (and that's why it's normally not a good idea to use the default implementation of a random generator in any language; For the most of it you don't know what you are getting).
Enclosure for a D3806 Buck-Boost Switching Power Supply
Not long ago I purchased this neat and compact DC to DC Buck Boost converter that performs reasonably well. It has a maximum output of 38V, 6A and has more than enough flexibility and features to be a secondary power supply in my lab. I recently found a review of this product by Julian Ilett on his channel (which I've been following for a while) and the way it works is quite clever. The problem for me, however, is that it was a bit messy to have the bare circuit board laying around unprotected on my bench. The top-mounted panel wasn't too practical either, and it was becoming increasingly clear that it was meant as an adjustable power converter module rather than a supply. Read More
Making a dedicated Logic Analyzer, Part 1
For a few months now (and after successfully using a cheap USB analyzer with my Pocket C.H.I.P) I've wanted to make a sort of standalone Logic Analyzer / mini linux machine that I could have on my bench. I originally wanted to use one of my C.H.I.P boards, but I soon stumbled upon a bit of a difficulty: It's not that easy to use readily-available touch-screen / LCDs with the C.H.I.P.
Because of this I decided to switch to an old RaspberryPi1 Model B that I had laying around instead. I don't need anything faster than that, and finding TFT/LCD screens for Raspberry Pi is ridiculously easy. As a matter of fact, I already had a small 480×320 LCD that I tested before and worked really well. I may eventually switch to a small HDMI screen, but for the time being I'll use this one:
Developing on a Pocket CHIP with "Motor", a Text-based IDE
A recent discussion on the Pocket C.H.I.P forums made me dig up memories of my time with DJGPP (a wonderful DOS port of GCC), and its quite functional text-based IDE; RHIDE.
I thought that it would be great to have RHIDE running on my Pocket CHIP for doing simple C/C++ development on the go, as TUIs (Text-based User Interfaces) were pretty simple and could work in really low resolutions, but unfortunately CHIP's ARM architecture was completely foreign to RHIDE's build scripts, and it refused to compile.
I'm definitely no Linux guru, but I reckoned that adding the architecture to the build script wasn't going to be easy, especially since it apparently had several architecture-dependent libraries, modules, etc, so I embarked on a quest to find another text-based IDE for Linux, and that's how I found Motor.
Sure, the project is 12 years old (last "build" is 3.4.0 from February 2005, and still more recent than RHIDE), but I thought that perhaps it could still work on a relatively modern Linux distribution, and to my surprise, it did (with a few gotchas, though).
BT Audio Module with Aux Input
I have a very simple "audio/video" setup in my room. My main computer display doubles as my "TV" for playing videogames and watching movies. Technically speaking is just a 22″ HDTV with a bunch of input options, which I have connected to all of my devices, mostly through an HDMI hub, so I use the same screen for my computer, and my various consoles and audio/video devices.
Now, I'm not an audiophile, but as you normally get to expect, its integrated speakers are kinda too terrible to actually listen to anything through them for more than 10 seconds, so I have a couple of entry-level PC speakers connected to the TV audio output, which give relatively decent sound, or at least, better than with the monitor alone. Now, as all my gaming consoles and A/V devices go to the same TV, this is a pretty centralized setup, which is great for most of what I do, and has worked really well for years, but stops being great when I want to listen to something not physically connected to my system, like my phone, laptop, tablet, or whatever. So I thought of adding a bluetooth receiver somewhere in between.
After an online search I ended up buying this nice little module, which is essentially a BT 4.0 receiver that works with 5V. By default it will redirect whatever it receives through its physical "AUX IN" port to the output connector, but when a device connects to it over BT, it will ignore the physical input and play the audio it receives wirelessly instead.
UV Exposure Box Project – Part 2
This is the second part of my adventure building a UV Exposure box, in which as you can see, I actually finished the build. In the first part I made the structure and planned the electronics. This part covers a whole lot more, distributed over many weeks doing small things here and there. Read More


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KonsultaMD services to disrupt Philippine healthcare industry
May 3, 2016
KonsultaMD, the first venture of Globe Telecom into life services, is set to disrupt the Philippine healthcare industry with its 24/7 health hotline designed to make medical information more accessible, efficient, and affordable to majority of Filipinos.
KonsultaMD addresses two of nine areas in the healthcare spectrum identified by a global consultancy and research firm as having the biggest potential for disruption and transformation – "care anytime, anywhere" and "cost of care/operation innovations."
Currently, the Philippines has about three doctors for every 100,000 patients in rural areas and seven doctors for every 100,000 patients in urban areas. The lack of experienced healthcare professionals in addition to under-resourced public hospitals, poor health infrastructure, limited accessibility, and high cost of medical consultation induce the behavior among Filipinos towards self-medication.
Self-medication is a common practice in the Philippines where a large percentage of the population relies on folk medicines, unfounded advice from family and friends, traditional cures, or even the internet instead of going to a doctor or medical practitioner.
With KonsultaMD, Filipinos from all walks of life especially those at the base of the pyramid, will have access to a reliable source of medical information anytime they want and whenever they are in the country without spending a lot of time and money.
"We are addressing the pain points in Philippine health care by pulling together a team of skilled and licensed doctors who are readily available to provide medical assessment, basic healthcare and permissible medication over the phone. Not only do we feel that the local market is ready for this kind of service, we feel there is a great need for it considering the low doctor to patients ratio in the country," said Maridol Ylanan, CEO of Global Telehealth, Inc., an affiliate of Globe Telecom which operates KonsultaMD.
KonsultaMD provides straightforward help with health and medical-related questions. This includes medical information to common but important questions on pregnancy, infant and/or toddler care, fever and other general ailments, signs and symptoms, diet, and other concerns.
However, KonsultaMD does not replace face-to-face interaction between doctors and patients but only serves as a means of interim care so that the public can have immediate and affordable medical attention.
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March 22, 2003
The New York Police Department's counterterrorism head, Frank Libutti, will be leaving to join the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
An announcement Friday by the White House said that President George W. Bush planned to nominate Libutti, a former Marine Corps lieutenant general, as Homeland Security's undersecretary for information analysis and infrastructure protection.
Libutti is expected to be nominated and sworn into office within two months, officials said.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Libutti would remain in his job as deputy commissioner of counterterrorism until his appointment. In a statement released yesterday, Kelly called Libutti "an invaluable member" of the department.
It was not immediately clear what his new position will entail. The White House's announcement said Libutti had previously served as a special assistant for homeland security at the Department of Defense.
Kelly appointed Libutti in January 2002 as part of his attempts to forge a new unit in the department following the attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
Libutti was never made available for interviews with reporters, but his job was believed to involve training department officials by using training films.
A 35-year Marine veteran and a Long Island native, Libutti described his appointment at the time as "coming home."
When Kelly appointed Libutti, he also appointed David Cohen, a former CIA official, as deputy commissioner of intelligence. Cohen is not believed to be planning to leave the department.
Word had circulated a month ago that Libutti was leaving, but Kelly denied it at the time.
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|God to You.
I am Salt. I am a Blogger. I write to season lives. I write to shine my little light. I write because I just love expressing myself, my views, my thoughts, and sometimes my angst in words! I also write because I see it is the outlet for my God-given "voice". Thank you for coming by! I hope you leave here inspired to be better, go further or at the very least I hope as you click away, there's a smile on your face.
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
How Much Love?
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Great Post! My spirit holds on to the prayer at the end. it is my life's desire to obey him in all i do. Olorun a fun wa she….Amin!ReplyDeleteReplies
Amin o! Amin! Thanks In the midst of her for coming by and leaving a comment. I am about to share a comment that I got in my mail about this post. Then I will share my response to the person. Please feel free to comment on the comment as well as my reply. Thanks.Delete
(This is a comment I got in my mail about this post. The person has asked to remain Anonymous but is OK with me sharing this as well my reply. Please feel free to comment on both posts. - Salt)ReplyDelete
Where do people draw the line with this Godlike boundless and selfless love for others.
There is a difference between love and 'consideration / empathy' for the other person within the context of our world today.
When Christians fail to draw the line and make this distinction, all kinds of things begin to happen.
Should a man because the bible says have love that is boundless and limitless , love his neighbours wife as christ would love him or love the woman with the intensity that he would love his own wife or himself? Boundless and with no limit?
If your answer is yes then they have in their hands a disaster waiting to happen.
You would argue that it's Jesus that says love, but it is the responsibility of commentators like you to make the distinction and communicate what that love means and not assume that everyone who reads understands and knows where to draw the line.
Failing which you end up leading people astray, because there are people who will literally take that Word Love and run with it because it is the word of GOD
Only God has the ability to love EVERYONE like that because he is God with no agenda or needs.
The rest of us must have to have boundaries and limits to our professed love for other people within acceptable norms to remain above board.
What is required of us a healthy dose of consideration, empathy and kindness to our fellow men.
Failing to make this distinction and putting the burden of interpretation of that love that christ so advocates is the missing link in an otherwise beautiful piece of writing.my email about this post.
(My reply was as follows - Salt:)ReplyDelete
The kind of love God is asking us to have is AGAPE love. It is a pure love that if adhered to does not
permit anyone to, in the name of being a loving Christian, descend into relationships that do not glorify God. I promise, I am not in anyway advocating improper loving relationships.
However I do agree with you. One must not assume that everyone understands the difference between Agape love and Eros/Phileo love. It should be explained.all the time.
But I must disagree with you however on the fact that It is only God that can love in the agape way. If it was so, he would not ask to love like he has loved us. You see, this is why I put the scripture there for all to see. God is the one asking us to love like him. Yes, you can love your cook 'with the love of God'. This does not mean you go around telling her you love her and all that. It means that as Christ loves her so do you. And that love, that Agape love is kind, gentle, patient, selfless, suffers long, does not keep record of wrong, does not get angry easily, not proud, etc, The Bible is clear on What God's love is. Corinthians 13 breaks it down for us.
THAT is all God is asking us and even that is hard with our spouses talk less of with cooks and staff and all that. I know because I struggle with it every day.
It is when people mix their normal eros love or phileo love with Agape that disaster occurs and anyone who is deceiving themselves in some illicit affair saying it is because they want to love 'like God' is fooling him/herself and will get the just desserts for their actions.
(So what do you think? Is there anything you would have added to this? Please share. Thanks)
God is totally awesome and He knows that true love for one another is all we need to live in peace. The challenge is that a lot of people have decided to love selectively, but that is contrary to what God has commanded. We just must love the way God commands it!ReplyDelete
I do identify with what the anonymous commentator wrote. Just watched a South African soap this evening where a married church brother 'toasted' a lady, and when he his deceit was uncovered, he claimed that the Bible says we should love our neighbors. However, thanks to God given instincts and all, if our consciences have not been deadened by sin, we can tell when we are crossing boundaries and not loving the way God wants us to- with agape love.ReplyDelete
Loving, the God-way is impossible outside of the help of the Holy Spirit, and that's what we should crave most for-that the love of Christ be shed abroad in our hearts by His Spirit, so we can love right, without perversion.
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A look at how a change to FoodShare eligibility may have led to thousands leaving the program. Later, a new book makes the case that it's important to recognize the influence of some of the lesser-known members of the Trump Administration. And the challenge of playing 35 different characters in a play that takes place in Nazi Germany.
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Denver's Tierney signs five-year contract extension; team is 50-20 in his four years
DENVER -- Denver head coach Bill Tierney has signed a contract extension through the 2017 season. The contract, which is for five years, is retroactive to July 2012. Terms were not disclosed.
"We at the University of Denver have certainly been fortunate to have one of the deans of collegiate lacrosse instruct our young men during the last four years and are so proud that he will remain at the helm in the future," said Peg Bradley-Doppes, Vice Chancellor of Athletics and Recreation. "With this extension we know our program is in the best of hands and will continue at the pinnacle of the sport."
Under Tierney, the Pioneers have earned four consecutive berths to the NCAA tournament, including two trips to the national semifinals in the past three seasons. The Pioneers have a 50-20 overall record under the hall of fame coach, including a 28-5 record when playing at home. Denver also has won three Eastern College Athletic Conference regular-season titles and one ECAC tournament championship.
"I am thrilled that the University of Denver, Chancellor Robert Coombe and Peg Bradley-Doppes have shown me their support and confidence by extending my contract," Tierney said. "My short time at DU has been a fantastic experience thus far. Coaching great young men; working with my talented and loyal staff of Matt Brown, Trevor Tierney and Dylan Sheridan; being able to recruit many student-athletes who love our university; and sharing this experience with my family, colleagues, players' families and friends has been nothing short of amazing."
Since his arrival in 2009, Tierney has been named a two-time ECAC Coach of the Year and was honored as the 2009 U.S. Lacrosse Person of the Year. The program recently received its first United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association's first-team All-American in senior Cameron Flint. Joining Flint are three second-team selections, two third-team selections and nine honorable mention selections under Tierney.
He has coached two players to national player of the week awards, 12 to All-ECAC first-team honors, 11 to All-ECAC second-team honors and four to All-ECAC rookie team selections. Under his guidance, Denver has had one ECAC Offensive Player of the Year, one ECAC Defensive Player of the Year, one ECAC Specialist of the Year and two ECAC rookies of the year.
"This extension allows us to continue on our path toward an NCAA championship after four NCAA Tournament appearances and two championship weekend appearances, but most of all it allows me to continue my career hoping to have an impact on the lives of young people as they compete, study and mature into successful and responsible adults," Tierney added.
The Pioneers are coming off their second-best season under Tierney, as they finished with a 14-5 overall record and a 6-1 mark in league action. Denver also secured its second ECAC regular-season championship and made a remarkable run to the NCAA championship weekend, eventually falling to top-seeded Syracuse 9-8.
"I thank all those who have supported me and our program throughout the first four years and promise an even higher level of excellence on the field, in the classroom and in the community," Tierney said.
Tierney has not only stressed the highest of excellence on the field, but also in the classroom. Under his direction, the Pioneers have had five student-athletes earn USILA Scholar All-America honors and 33 earn ECAC Academic Team honors.


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Lyn Bond says, I received the following message on my answering machine: 'Hello, this is Joyce, trying to call a nurse named Ann; please call me back. If you are not Ann please call me and let me know that I have the wrong number.'
"I called Joyce and said, 'I am not a nurse, but I am a minister and I would like to pray for you,' which she gladly accepted. I ended my prayer 'in Jesus' name.' Joyce thanked me for the prayer, but added that she is Jewish and does not believe in Jesus. I replied with a smile I'm sure she could hear in my voice, 'I'm Jewish too, and I believe that Jesus is our Messiah.' Later, I used the reverse directory to write Joyce a letter, which began: 'It is no accident that you called me. . . .' I told her that I hoped she was seeking God and would contemplate whether or not Jesus is the promised Jewish Messiah. I mentioned that I was going out of town and that I would call Joyce back as soon as I returned.
"Several days later, I was packing to leave when the phone rang. It was Joyce! She was touched by the letter and by the literature I sent, and asked me to call when I got back. When I did, she wasn't feeling well enough to get together, but asked me to call back in a few days to set up an appointment with her to read the Bible. She also asked me to pray for her sister's health. Please pray for my continued ministry to Joyce and that God will bring her to faith."
Teresa Sischy reports, "Recently at a local church where I was speaking I met a man, Mike, who had converted to Judaism many years ago, but later recommitted his life to Jesus. He introduced me to his wife, Marissa, who is Jewish and was brought up in a traditional Jewish home. Three weeks before, she had received Jesus as her Messiah and Savior.
"She told me that she believed in Jesus without a shadow of a doubt, but needed assurance that she had done the right thing. We began meeting weekly to pray, read the Bible and rejoice in what the Lord is doing in her life. Her prayer is that the Lord will give her wisdom regarding her two teenagers who are coming to terms with her newfound faith.
"I have also been meeting with a Jewish woman named Laura who has been dating a new Christian. She has been much affected by his faith and that of his Christian parents. She earnestly wants to know if Jesus is the Messiah, but has many real fears and anxieties that make her search for the truth very difficult. Her two teenage daughters attend a Jewish day school and her relationship with her parents is tenuous. She is very worried about how her family would react if she professed faith in Jesus. Please pray for God to give her faith and courage."
Karol Joseph reports, "In September, three of our staff (myself, Oded Cohen and Karl deSouza) placed scripture cards all around local Hasidic communities to be 'discovered' by those going by. We also sent a recorded phone message in Yiddish to some 20,000 plus ultra-Orthodox Jewish homes, inviting them to contact us for more information about Jesus.
"At first, our phones weren't nearly as busy as when we did this a year ago. One Hasidic woman did call and when I asked if she had received our phone message, she replied, 'I did, but why don't you just speak to us in English?' Then she hung up on me.
"While Yiddish is the mother tongue of Hasidic Jews, we took some time to pray and we decided to do a test run with the message recorded in English. By that night, we'd received 90 responses and had 24 conversations in which we were able to communicate the full gospel, with five people willing to hear more from us. Please pray for one of those contacts, Max, who was interested in receiving the 'Days of Moshiach' DVD as well as the New Testament in Yiddish. After he looks at those, perhaps we'll meet."


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Friday 15th January 2016
Dear Parents,
Whole School Zoolab visit
To support our Science topics we are having a visit from Zoolab on Monday 25th January. Each class will have a one hour session learning about different animals. Classes 1 and 2 will look at reptiles, amphibians and mammals. Classes 3 and 4 will focus on molluscs, arthropods and arachnids. We need to request a contribution of £4 to cover the cost of this visit. Please complete the slip at the end of this letter.
Science morning at Richmond School Class 4
On Tuesday 19th January children from Class 4 will spend the morning in the Science laboratories at Richmond School as part of primary/secondary school transition. They have letters requesting a contribution to the cost of the morning.
Year 6 SATs Parents Meeting Wednesday 20th January 6pm
SATs Assessment week for our Y6 children this year is the week beginning Monday 9th May. There are lots of government changes to the tests this year. Mrs Jones is holding a parent's information meeting at 6pm on Wednesday 20th January in school. This is for parents only. Please do your very best to attend so that you can offer your child the best support possible.
Other National Assessments
At our parent consultation evenings after February half term we will share further information on assessments for children in other year groups. During May and June teachers in all year groups will be carrying out age appropriate assessments during lesson time to determine the progress your child has made across the year. This will be reported in end of year written reports. Children will be assessed against age related expectations in Maths, Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation and Science; depending on their year group.
Rural Challenge Club on Friday morning at 8am in school
This club made an excellent start this morning with their leaders John and Jess. The children have each been given a Rural Challenge hoody which they make keep. Please name your child's hoody. Rural Challenge have sent letters home with each child asking for a weekly contribution of £1.50 and a separate consent form for completion. These can be returned to the leaders next Friday morning.
Rural Challenge are also running a Club on a Thursday after school at St.Paul's Church Hall, Brompton-on-Swale from 5.15pm to 6.30pm
Several of our children have now started attending this and there are still more places. Fliers are available from the school office and you are welcome to turn up next Thursday.
Y5/6 Girl's Football Tournament
This is being held at Richmond School Astroturf next Friday 22nd January in the afternoon. Girls who have been selected have received letters.
NHS 5-19 Healthy Child Programme Height and Weight Checks for Reception and Year 6 - Wednesday 2nd March
Children in these year groups have information about this in letters sent home today. In the letter it explains how you may opt out if you do not wish your child to take part.
Planning ahead (with more details to follow later)
To help you plan as you start the New Year; our current Year 5 children will go on the residential to Marrick Priory in September 2016; the approximate cost is £220 which can be paid in instalments.
All our children from Year 1 upwards will have a course of swimming lessons with qualified pool instructors at Catterick Leisure Centre (block of 10) in the Summer Term 2016, for which we will need a weekly payment of approx. £3.00.
Diary Dates for this term
A full list of diary dates were sent home last week and are on our school website .This includes Class Assembly dates and Parent Teacher Consultation dates after half term.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.
Yours sincerely,
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